TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Torch fire sign'
T2 - A new MR sign in profound hypoxic ischemic brain injury in a term infant
AU - Thomas, Bejoy
AU - Krishnamoorthy, T.
AU - Kapilamoorthy, T. R.
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Hypoxic-ischemic injury can produce diverse patterns of brain damage detected on MR imaging which mainly depend on the severity of brain ischemia and the maturity of the brain at the time of insult1. In a term infant severe ischemia produces maximum damage in the lateral thalami, posteromedial putamen, hippocampi and the dorsal brain stem in addition to the perirolandic cortex2. This is because these areas are the most metabolically active sites in the neonate3.
AB - Hypoxic-ischemic injury can produce diverse patterns of brain damage detected on MR imaging which mainly depend on the severity of brain ischemia and the maturity of the brain at the time of insult1. In a term infant severe ischemia produces maximum damage in the lateral thalami, posteromedial putamen, hippocampi and the dorsal brain stem in addition to the perirolandic cortex2. This is because these areas are the most metabolically active sites in the neonate3.
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U2 - 10.1177/197140090702000106
DO - 10.1177/197140090702000106
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33947248606
SN - 1971-4009
VL - 20
SP - 41
EP - 42
JO - Neuroradiology Journal
JF - Neuroradiology Journal
IS - 1
ER -